How Many Rabbits? (Sidetrack from bookwork)
How many rabbits? Math cooler than apples plus oranges or Mr. Smith's random change in his pockets #HomeschoolMath #Fun #Question #Research [...]
Moving (the chickens) Out
And the parakeets cheer! The trio of 6-week-old chicks move out to the big flock #FreedomFromIntruders #WhenTheChickenGetsOnTheUpperLevel #TheParakeetsHaveHadEnough [...]
Bunk Beds & Storage Shelf Shop Days
October 24, 2024 Bunk Beds & Storage Shelf Shop Days I was planning on building bunk beds, but my lack of time and continuous delays made a text image of a double bunk pop up in my messages because my teenagers were tired of no actual beds and Louis says, [...]
One Picture of Excitement!
Sometimes one wonderful thing - one saying, one picture, one smile - can lift your entire day! For me, this day, it was already a happy day (birthday for one of my kiddos) but one picture made everyone super excited! [...]
Laud is One!
We don’t usually do much for one year birthdays as I’ve found my babies are rarely interested in anything yet; they want to eat the paper wrapping instead of get to the toy, not really interested in cake or icing yet, and would rather play musical baby than sit still. [...]
The Story of the Baby-Pen
Online Purchase that wasn't as expected... #TheStoryOfTheBabyPen #2024 #2015 #OnlinePurchase #NotWhatIExpected #PositiveSurprise #GiganticPlayPenBecomesToddlerSafeRoom #Tool #BabyGear #OnlinePictureMadeItLookSmall #ButItWasReallyGigantic #EasyToFindThePositiveInThisUnexpectedTurn #NineYearsOfTheBabyPen [...]
Review: Internet Tool for Math “MathGames.com”
*The picture has nothing to do with MathGames.com, but it’s one of my favorites* April 14, 2024 Review: Internet Tool for Math “MathGames.com” My son is almost 9 years old. He is a new reader. He loves math but it has to be practical to interest him: okay, practical to [...]
The Joy of Building
The Joy of Building March 15, 2024 When I was a child, legos were my thing. I was very proud of the fact that I could build anything, especially when the box had a suggested age far above mine. Pre-teen to teenager: it was the Sauder stuff, you know, that [...]
Chore Chart Revisit
Chore Chart Revisit October 25, 2022 In our home we have a chore chart. It has had several looks and undergone several overhauls as the children grew. It isn’t an assignment chart. It’s an extras chart. The current look is a board Christina bought for her 18th birthday party and [...]
Science Add-Ons To Curriculum
Science Add-Ons To Curriculum October 22, 2022 One of the advantages to homeschooling is being able to pick curricula. Most of us would agree that our children can recite movie lines – sometimes even if they’ve just seen the movie twice. We used BBC Nature with David Attenborough for science [...]